Medical Ethics
This page is intended to serve as a guide to selected resources on
medical ethics. The first listings on this page are databases to which the UIC Library
subscribes. These can be accessed by anyone from within the Library of the Health
Sciences (LHS) or elsewhere on the UIC campus. Access from other locations is
limited to UIC students, faculty, and staff who have a valid netID and password.
A link to freely available Web sources is also included, as are journals and books
in the LHS collection. Note that some journals and books are available in online,
full-text format to UIC users. This is not a comprehensive listing. For further
assistance please contact the
Information Services desk.
Databases
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National Library of
Medicine (NLM) Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) Database
The MeSH database allows you to search for the "official" term(s) that the National Library of
Medicine uses to describe concepts within the broad area of bioethics. Finding these official
terms makes it easier and more productive to search
PubMed,
the database of medical journal articles maintained by the National Library of Medicine.
Access to PubMed is free, but UIC patrons can search a
version of PubMed
that contains links to UIC's full-text e-journals. Because bioethics is a popular
topic for PubMed searches, NLM staff have created a bioethics subset within which you can search.
To do this, enter PubMed, click on "limits," then select "bioethics" from the "subsets" pull-down
menu before constructing the rest of your search. If you're curious about what's included in
the bioethics subset, you can get more details
here.
Web Resources
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American College of Physicians-
American Society of Internal Medicine (ACP-ASIM) Center for Ethics and Professionalism Online
The fourth edition of the ACP's Ethics Manual, published in 1998, can be downloaded
in both English and Spanish at this site. Additional full-text information available
includes end-of-life care physician education/papers, end-of-life care patient
education resources, and ethics case studies. A collection of links to other online
bioethics resources includes academic centers, government agencies, end-of-life care
resources, and organizations.
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American
Medical Association (AMA) -- Medical Ethics and Standards
This page contains links to the
AMA Code of Medical Ethics,
The Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs,
The Ethics Resource Center, and
The Institute for Ethics, and
several other unique resources, including an ethical mentoring program.
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Dartmouth
Biomedical Libraries -- Bioethics Resources
Dartmouth's library staff maintain an excellent set of links to free ethics-related resources
on the web. They also link to many subscription resources to which UIC subscribes (though you'll
need to get to them from our site rather than theirs).
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Georgetown University -- Kennedy
Institute of Ethics
The Kennedy Institute maintains the National Reference Center for Bioethics Literature (NRCBL),
which is the world's largest collection of literature related to ethics in medicine and
biomedical research. This site includes a link to information on ethics and human genetics, including
annotated bibliographies on topics such as eugenics, the Human Genome Project, and human gene
therapy. Other online bibliographies available cover basic resources in bioethics, assisted
suicide and the right to die, and cloning. There are also links to collections of bioethics
resources on the Web for particular audiences (e.g., educators). Some resources at this site
require a password, but many are freely accessible.
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National Institutes of Health
(NIH) Bioethics Resources on the Web
This searchable government site is a comprehensive collection of annotated links to
bioethics information and positions on issues. General categories of links include
Bioethics and the NIH, Other Federal Resources, General Resources, and Organizations
of Interest. There is also a collection of links to specific topics, including
research ethics, genetics, and medicine and health care.
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National Bioethics Advisory Commission
The Charter of the National Bioethics Advisory Commission expired on October 3, 2001. However, an
archive of the Commission's reports and meetings transcripts is still available at this site.
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The President's Council on Bioethics
Created in 2001 by an Executive Order of President George W. Bush, the purpose of the President's
Council on Bioethics is to develop understanding of bioethical issues and "to advise the President
of the complex and often competing moral positions" accompanying biomedical activities. Links to
transcripts of meetings, publications, and related sites are provided.
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WMA Medical Ethics Manual
This online manual, produced by the World Medical Association, is intended as a tool for physicians and
for medical schools. It is designed to "reinforce and strengthen the ethical mindset and practice of
physicians and provide tools to find ethical solutions to these dilemmas." It includes several case studies.
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UNESCO Bioethics Database
This database can be useful for those interested in the who, what, and where of bioethics research and
advocacy. First created in 1998, this database allows users to search through descriptive
information on more than 600 bioethics institutions (committees, commissions, training/research/documentation
centers) in more than 80 countries.
Journals
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Bioethics
Available Electronically: Volume 11, 1997 to present
Articles published in Bioethics look at ethical questions on
current issues "on the basis of concrete ethical, legal and policy
problems, or in terms of the fundamental concepts, principles and theories
used in discussions of such problems."
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Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics
Available Electronically: Volume 7, 1998 to present
The purpose of this journal is to provide an international forum for
issues in healthcare ethics faced by physicians, nurses, social workers, clergy,
lawyers, community representatives, and especially members of healthcare ethics committees.
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The Hastings Center Report
Available Electronically: Volume 20, Issue 4, 1990 to present
Available in Print: v.11(1981)-v.13(1983) ;
v.15(1985)-v.31(2001) ; v.14:no.1(1984)-v.14:no.3(1984) ;
v.14:no.5(1984)-v.14:no.6(1984) ; v.32(2002) to present
The first journal of bioethics, The Hastings Center Report, is a
bimonthly journal that provides a forum for discussion of ethical issues
in medicine, law, philosophy, theology, and the natural and social
sciences.
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The Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics
Available Electronically: Volume 21, 1993 to present
Available in Print: v.21(1993)-v.27(1999) ;
v.28:no.1-4(2000:spring-winter) ; suppl:v.28:no.4(2000:winter) ;
v.29:no.1-2(2001:spring-summer) ; suppl:v.29:no.2(2001:summer) ;
v.29:no.3-4(2001:fall-winter) ; v.30:no.1(2002:spring)
This journal by the American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics is a
peer-reviewed quarterly intended to provide information to health care
professionals about significant legal decisions and policy developments
affecting health care. It includes feature articles, book reviews, and the
latest updates on research projects related to ethical issues in the health field.
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Journal of Medical Ethics
Available Electronically: Volume 24, 1998 to present
Available in Print: v.6(1980)-v.25(1999) ;
v.26:no.1-6(2000:feb-dec) ; v.27:no.1-5(2001:feb-oct) ; v.27:suppl.1-2(2001:apr-oct)
This is an international journal containing original articles on the
ethical issues of health care. It also includes book reviews, case conferences,
correspondence, editorials, news and notes.
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The Journal of Medical Humanities
Available Electronically: Volume 21, 2000 to present
Available in Print: v.21:no.1-4(2000:spring-winter) ;
v.22:no.1-4(2001:spring-winter) ; v.23:no.1-4(2002:spring-winter)
The focus of this journal is on interdisciplinary inquiry in medicine
and medical education, which includes bioethics, philosophy, history,
literature, cultural studies, and the examination of medical education,
institutions and practice, especially in the realm of power relations.
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The Journal of Medicine and Philosophy
Available Electronically: Volume 18, Issue 4, 1993 to present
This journal contains articles on bioethics and the philosophy of
medicine intended for an international, professional audience.
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Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal
Available Electronically:Volume 6, 1996 to present
Available in Print:v.1:no.1(1991) ; v.2(1992)-v.8(1998).
Subscription cancelled.
This journal provides a scholarly forum for differing views on bioethical
topics. Each issue contains an overview and an annotated bibliography on a
specific bioethics issue and "Scope Notes." A report on recent bioethic activities
of the federal government, "Bioethics Inside the Beltway," is also included in every issue.
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Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy : A European Journal
Available Electronically: Volume 1, 1998 to present
The purpose of this journal, which is the official journal of the European Society for Philosophy
of Medicine and Health Care, is to promote interdisciplinary studies and an "international exchange of
research data, theories, reports and opinions in the discipline of bioethics, and the philosophy
of medicine and health care in general."
Books
Most of the books listed are among the newer items of the library's ethics
collection. These books were selected to include a wide range of ethical
topics representative of the library's collection. Some of these topics are
bioethics, nursing ethics, cross-cultural medical ethics, and more specialized areas,
such as ethical perspectives on managed care and geriatric medicine. In order to
include resources on the foundations and history of medical ethics, some older
volumes are also included.
The library has an extensive medical ethics book collection. For additional books
on medical ethics, please ask at the
Reference desk
or search the online catalog,
UICCAT.
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Against Relativism : Cultural Diversity and the Search for Ethical Universals in Medicine
Ruth Macklin
New York : Oxford University Press, 1999
W50 M158a 1999
The purpose of this book is to distinguish rights related to health and medicine
that should be considered human rights and to show that there is a basis for
universality in medical ethics. A product of the author's conversations with the
inhabitants of several countries, this book attempts to ground arguments against
relativism in the real lives of people and their cultures. Topics include relativism
and multiculturalism, respect for tradition, international feminism and reproductive
rights, international research and ethical imperialism, and the doctor-patient
relationship in various cultures. Each chapter has extensive notes. A subject index is included.
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AMA Code of Medical Ethics : Current Opinions with Annotations
American Medical Association. Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs
Chicago, Ill. : American Medical Association, 2002-2003
W50 A5313c
Current Opinions with Annotations is one component of the American Medical
Association's Code of Ethics, the Principles of Medical Ethics being
the primary component. Current Opinions with Annotations documents
the application of the Principles of Medical Ethics to specific medical ethics
issues, including conflicts of interest, genetic testing of children, do-not-
resuscitate orders, confidential care for minors, and 156 other issues. The
annotations that follow each opinion include selected citations to the legal,
ethical, and medical literature pertaining to that opinion. Annotations also
include summaries of court decisions and state attorney general opinions which refer
to the Principles or Opinions. This edition of the code replaces previous editions.
Appendices includes the AMA Constitution and Bylaws, Rules of the Council on Ethical
and Judicial Affairs, and Rules of the Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs in
Original Jurisdiction Cases. There is an index to opinions, a table of cases, and a
table of articles.
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The American Medical Ethics Revolution : How the AMA's Code of Ethics Has
Transformed Physicians' Relationships to Patients, Professionals, and Society
Edited by Robert B Baker, et al.
Baltimore : The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999
W50 A512 1999
This volume is based on papers delivered at a 1997 conference, "Ethics and
American Medicine: History, Change, and Challenge," which commemorated the
founding of the American Medical Association. It presents historical reflections on
American medical ethics, beginning in the early 1880s, and then addresses current
and future challenges to biomedical ethics. Nine appendices cover AMA codes and
principles of medical ethics from 1847 to 1997. An author/subject index is included.
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Clinical Ethics : a Practical Approach to Ethical Decisions in Clinical Medicine (5th ed)
Albert R. Jonsen, Mark Siegler, Willian J. Winslade
New York : Mc-Graw Hill, 2006
W50 J81c 2002
This book looks at medical ethics applied in practical, clinical
situations using examples. The book divides analysis into a discussion of
four theories - medical indications, patient preferences, quality of life,
and contextual feautres. Contains a "locator" [index] so the book may be
used not only for a discussion of theory, but also as a clinical reference
tool.
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The Concise Encyclopedia of the Ethics of New Technologies
Edited by Ruth Chadwick
San Diego : Academic Press, 2001
W13 C744 2001
This volume not only addresses the ethical assessment of new technologies, but
looks at the challenges that the technologies themselves present for existing
ethical frameworks. Thirty-seven articles written by academic contributors
summarize and draw conclusions about selected technologies and the ethical issues
raised by them. Articles include such topics as concepts of health and disease, the
view of human nature, intrinsic and instrumental value, concept of life, medical
futility, playing God, consequentialism and deontology, and geneticization. The
format of each article is made up of an outline, glossary, defining statement, body
of the article, conclusion, and bibliography. Some article conclusions are
prescriptive. An author/subject index is included.
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Cross-Cultural Perspectives in Medical Ethics
Edited by Robert M. Veatch
Boston : Jones and Bartlett, 2000
W50 C951 2000
This book looks at important alternatives to the Hippocratic system of ethics which
have arisen in major Western and non-Western religious traditions and in secular
philosophical systems such as the liberal political philosophy. The editor has
included foundational documents for these traditions, many gleaned from obscure
journals and difficult-to-obtain sources. He has combined these documents with
selected readings that introduce key ethical principles and examples of how these
principles may be applied to medical ethics issues. Chapters include notes and
references. There is an author/subject index.
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Current Issues in Nursing, 6th Edition
[Edited by] Joanne McCloskey Dochterman and Helen Kennedy Grace
St. Louis : Mosby, 2001
WY16 C976 2001
The purpose of this volume is to provide knowledge and discussion of problematic
issues in nursing in order to help nurses make informed practice decisions. The
book is divided into sections and chapters; each section, except the international
nursing section, begins with an overview of that section and the contained chapters.
Following the overviews is a debate chapter, which lists the pros and cons of that
section's issue. Ensuing chapters of the section detail various viewpoints. Debate
and viewpoint chapters include references. Issues addressed include definitions of
nursing, changing information, role transitions, and cultural diversity, among
others. The book ends with concluding notes, future directions, and an index.
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Encyclopedia of Bioethics (Revised Edition)
Warren Thomas Reich, Editor in Chief
New York : Simon & Schuster MacMillan, 1995
QH302.5 E56 1995
This multidisciplinary work contains 464 articles written by 437
contributors from every continent. Its stated purpose is "to synthesize,
analyze, and compare a full range of ethical positions taken on the
problems of bioethics, as well as the social, legal, and policy options in
matters dealing with the life sciences and health care." Among the general
entries are also articles relating to bioethics in particular nations. An
appendix includes codes, oaths, and directives related to bioethics. A
section of additional resources in bioethics contains lists of periodical
literature and bioethics organizations. Volume One includes an
alphabetical list of article titles, and Volume Five, an index.
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An Ethic for Health Promotion : Rethinking the Sources of Human Well-Being
David R. Buchanan
New York : Oxford University Press, 2000
WA590 B918e 2000
This book is divided into two parts. Part One looks at one of the underlying
philosophies--instrumental reason--responsible for the moral malaise that has
contributed to the rise of lifestyle health problems. Part Two offers practical
reason as an alternative to instrumental reason, presenting major distinctions
between the two philosophies. The goals of health promotion, the issue of community
well-being, and recommendations for a restructuring graduate education in the health
fields are also addressed in the second part of the book. A case study of the small
city of Holyoke, Massachusetts, is examined both as an example of modern health
problems and a model for designing health promotion programs based on the principles
delineated in this book. The book includes chapter notes, references, and a subject index.
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Ethical Dilemmas : A Values Guide for Medical Students
George A. Kanoti
Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage Publications, 2000
W50 K16e 2000
Written by an experienced clinical ethicist, this book presents an ethical decision-
making model developed by the author. Decision-making styles are considered. Cases
with analyses, questions and suggestions are offered. Chapters on resolving clinical
dilemmas and seeking advice are included. An appendix looks at the varied roles of
physicians. A glossary and subject index are included.
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Ethical Issues in Health Care on the Frontiers of the Twenty-First Century
Edited by Stephen Wear, et al.
Boston : Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2000
W50 E825 2000
A collection of the speeches given at the Sesquicentennial Symposium "Ethics
and Values in Health Care and Medicine on the Frontiers of the Twenty-First
Century" (1996) of the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences of the State
University of Buffalo (UB), this book is divided into three parts: The Dilemma of
Funding Health Care, the Human Genome Project, and the Physician/Patient
Relationship. Most chapters include notes and extensive references. The book
concludes with a general bibliography of over 600 references and an index.
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Ethics, Culture, and Psychiatry : International Perspective
Edited by Ahmed Okasha, Julio Arboleda-Florez, and Norman Sartorius
Washington, D.C. : American Psychiatric Press, 2000
WM62 E833 2000
Conceived as an exploration of the ethical aspects of psychiatric practice in
diverse cultures, this volume consists of essays on ethical issues and psychiatry
written by experts in those fields from Latin America, Germany, Spain, Egypt,
Scandinavia, Sub-Saharan Africa, India, China, Canada, and the United States. Each
chapter includes a conclusion and references. An appendix contains the Declaration
of Madrid - guidelines for ethical behavior in psychiatry - adopted by the General
Assembly of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) in 1996. A subject index is included.
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Ethics in Clinical Practice, 2nd Edition
Judith C. Ahronheim, Jonathan D. Moreno, Connie Zuckerman
Gaithersburg, Maryland : Aspen Publishers, 2000
W50 A287e 2000
Designed to be an introduction to clinical ethics as a multidisciplinary field
involving medical, legal and philosophical issues, this work provides an overview of
the history and theory of clinical ethics. The overview is followed by 31 case
studies. Each case study presents a list of issues to consider and offers
information in response to questions posed from medical, ethical and legal
perspectives. Most chapters include references, suggested readings, and legal
citations. Issues presented are designed to cover a life span. An appendix offers
internet references, suggested readings and other sources. A subject index is included.
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Ethics in Medical Research : A Handbook of Good Practice
Trevor Smith
Cambridge, UK : Cambridge University Press, 1999
W50 S662e 1999
Written as a practical guide to assist researchers in the design of their studies,
this volume can also provide useful information in practical medical ethics for
students and potential medical research participants. Topics addressed include
evaluation of risks and benefits, placebos, arrangements for compensation, research
with children, research on surplus blood, post-approval monitoring of research by
ethics committees, and many others. Appendices include the Declaration of Helsinki,
specimens of a medical research ethics committee constitution, a medical research
ethics committee application form, a consent form for patients, a letter and
confidential questionnaire for patients/healthy volunteers, a review questionnaire
for researchers, and a guide to constructing a patient/volunteer information sheet.
The book also contains a further reading list, lists of useful websites and
addresses, a bibliography, and a subject index.
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The Foundations of Bioethics
H. Tristram Engelhardt, Jr.
New York : Oxford University Press, 1996
W50 E57f 1996
The author regards "this book as exploring the possibility for morally
authorized collaboration with moral strangers in the ruins of the Enlightenment
project. It examines the failure of moral philosophy to deliver a canonical,
concrete morality. It explores the implications of this failure for bioethics. It
gives justification for the hope of salvaging something from the wreckage of the
project of establishing a secular morality that can bind all." Content
includes chapters on the intellectual bases of bioethics, the languages of
medicalization, death, abortion, infanticide, and the context of health care, among
others. Extensive notes and a subject index are included.
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Getting Doctors to Listen : Ethics and Outcomes Data in Context
Edited by Philip J. Boyle
Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, 2000
W84 AA1 G35 2000
This book is a product of a two-year study funded by the Agency for Health Care
Policy and Research (AHCPR) of the National Institutes of Health at The Hastings
Center to study two hypotheses: one, that physicians' moral resistance might
undermine the outcomes data movement, and two, that acceptance of outcomes data
might be bolstered if that moral resistance could be addressed. The first part of
the book gives an overview and context of moral obstacles to outcome data. Part two
looks at outcome data itself, including practice guidelines and guidelines problems;
it includes case studies. Part three looks at resolvable and unresolvable ethical
considerations. Each chapter ends with notes, and a subject index is included.
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Life Choices : A Hastings Center Introduction to Bioethics Second Edition
Edited by Joseph H. Howell and William F. Sale ;
Foreword by Daniel
Callahan
Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, 2000
W50 L7219
This book is a collection of selected articles published in the
Hastings Center Report over the past 28 years, with most of the
included articles published in the last 15 years. Articles were chosen on
the basis of their relevance to the major bioethical issues of modern
times. The purposes of the volume are to be a bioethical textbook and to
illustrate the accomplishments of the Hastings Center in the study of
bioethics. Sections of the book include: Can Ethics Provide Answers; The
Goals and Allocation of Medicine; Biomedicine, Rights, and
Responsibilities; Reproductive Freedom and Responsibility; Termination of
Treatment; Family, Parenthood, and New Reproductive Technologies; Organ
and Tissue Donation and Procurement and Transplantation; Genetics, Human
Nature, Human Destiny; and, Cloning Human Beings : Responding to the
National Bioethics Advisory Commission's Report. Each section begins with
an introduction to the issues and a summary of included articles. Chapters
include "Questions for Consideration."
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Managed Care Ethics : Essays on the Impact of Managed Care on Traditional Medical Ethics
John La Puma
New York : Hatherleigh Press, 1998
W50 L317 1998
The purpose of this book is to help physicians organize their thoughts about the
ethical issues involved with managed care. The book is divided into four parts.
Part I looks at patient autonomy, accountability, and confidentiality. Part II
examines the principle of beneficence in managed care. Part III discusses the
doctor-patient relationship, and Part IV addresses fairness. Each part contains
several chapters; most chapters include a "to do" list and suggestions for
further reading. The volume concludes with a Continuing Medical Education supplement worth
nine Category 1 credits.
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Medical Ethics and the Elderly : Practical Guide
Edited by G.S. Rai ; illustrations by Iva Blackman
Australia : Harwood Academic Publishers, 1999
WT39 M489 1999
This is a collection of short chapters on various ethical dilemmas common to the
practice of geriatric medicine. Most chapters begin with an introduction and
include references or suggested readings, and a summary of key points. Topics
covered include determining mental capacity and competence, advance directives,
achieving a good death, use of restraints, and ethical issues in dementia and in
stroke management, among others. The book concludes with a subject index.
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Nursing Ethics : Holistic Caring Practice, 2nd Edition
Anne H. Bishop and John R. Scudder, Jr.
Boston : Jones and Bartlett, 2001
WY85 B613n 2001
A reinterpretation of nursing ethics, this book focuses on a view of nursing as a
caring profession with an inherent moral sense that must be fulfilled by the manner
in which the practice of patient care is undertaken. The view is taken that applied
medical ethics are not sufficient for the holistic practice of moral nursing. Each
chapter includes examples of nurses who have embodied the ethic being examined and
concludes with study questions and references. An appendix looks at the history of
nursing ethics. A subject index is included.
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Nursing Ethics through the Life Span, 4th edition
Elsie L. Bandman and Bertram Bandman
Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall, 2002
WY85 B214n 2002
Part 1 of this book examines self-interest ethics, rights-based ethics, virtue
ethics, consequentialist ethics, and duty-based ethics by looking at the history of
each philosophy's development and discussing its strengths and problems. Part 2
applies ethical principles to the life span of patients and includes case studies.
Each chapter begins with a list of learning goals and an overview; each ends with a
summary, discussion questions, and references. The book includes a glossary, a
subject index, and an appendix with the Code for Nurses with Interpretive
Statements, the American Medical Association's Code of Medical
Ethics, the American Hospital Association's A Patient's Bill of Rights, and
a copy of a Choice in Dying Living Will. This volume may be used as a primary textbook
or an additional resource for courses throughout a curriculum.
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Nursing in Today's World : Challenges, Issues, and Trends, 7th Edition
Janice Rider Ellis and Celia Love Harley ; illustrations by Kari
Berger
Philadelphia : Lippincott, 2001
WY16 E47n 2001
As a nursing textbook, this volume covers the health care delivery system in
general, the history and profession of nursing, and the nursing workplace. The
third of four units of the book addresses legal and ethical responsibility and
accountability for practice. Topics discussed include the chemically impaired
professional, commitment to the nursing profession, boundary violations, and
bioethical issues. Each chapter is introduced with learning objectives and includes
critical thinking activities, tables and display, a summary of key concepts and
terms, references and suggestions for further reading. A subject index is included.
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Nursing Law and Ethics (2nd ed.)
[Edited by] John Tingle and Alan Cribb
Oxford : backwell Science, 2002
WY33 FA1 N974 2002
This book is divided into two parts. Part one is an overview of the whole
subject, including introductions to the ethical, leagal, and professional
dimensions of nursing. There is also a special section on patient
complaints. Part two is a selection of issues discussed in greater depth
with legal and ethical perspectives. Notable is that the book is written
and published in Great Britain, and so its legal discussions pertain to
British law. The contributing authors are lecturers and professors and
various British universities.
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Resolving Ethical Dilemmas: A Guide for Clinicians, 2nd Edition
Bernard Lo
Philadelphia " Lippincott Wiliams & Wilkins, 2000
W50 L795r 2000
This book was written to help physicians resolve both the unusual and daily ethical
decisions of clinical practice. It includes chapters on shared decision-making,
life-sustaining interventions, doctor-patient relationships and conflicts of
interest. Additional issues addressed are clinical specialties, including
pediatrics, surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, and psychiatry, and such current
controversies as organ transplantation, genetic testing, and transmission of HIV in
health care settings. Each chapter includes realistic cases, references, and an
annotated bibliography. There are also cases for discussion which were developed
for medical students at University of California, San Francisco. The author does
not prescribe set answers to the ethical issues presented but offers arguments from
opposing sides for consideration. A subject index is included.
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Scientific Integrity : An Introductory Text with Cases, 2nd Edition
Francis L. Macrina
Washington, D.C. : ASM Press, 2000
Q180.55 M67 M174s 2000
Developed and used as a textbook at Virginia Commonwealth University, this volume
summarizes key topics of ethical biomedical research, including use of humans and
animals, conflicts of interest, record keeping, and intellectual property,
collaboration, and authorship issues. Each chapter contains a description
of the facts and issues, legal and regulatory requirements, case studies for classroom
discussion, references, and an Internet resources section. Appendices provide
survey tools, extended case studies, location information for documents on standards
of conduct in research and academic settings, sample protocols for human and animal
experimentation, and an example with narrative of a U.S. patent. A subject index is included.
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A Short History of Medical Ethics
Albert R. Jonsen
New York : Oxford University Press, 2000
W50 J81s 2000
The author offers this review of the medical ethics of previous eras and other
cultures as background for the development of modern bioethics. Early Greek and
Roman medicine, Medieval, Renaissance and Enlightenment medicine, and the medical
ethics of India, China, Britain and the United States are surveyed. The book
includes chapter notes and subject index.
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Tough Decisions : Cases in Medical Ethics, 2nd Edition
John W. Freeman, Kevin McDonnell
New York : Oxford University Press, 2001
W50 F855t 2001
This book attempts to place the reader in the midst of difficult ethical situations
complicated by time pressure and lack of complete information. The first 16
chapters present medical cases that are amalgams of actual cases, chosen for their
drama and covering the life cycle. Readers are given a chance to make decisions at
critical points in the narrative; they are then presented with possible outcomes for
the decision they made. The purpose of the book is to provide insight into the
medical decision-making process. The last chapter presents the authors' process
approach to making ethical decisions.
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